The Ohio Independent Baptist, July 1956

July 1956 ~--------------------THE ____O_H __ IO ___ IN_D __ EP_E=.:..:N~D~E=N~T=--:B~AP=-=-~T~IS~T...;________________________P--..:ag~e__F_i~ve Ji a, ·i1 g· 11 r g- d ) '"Oll to part ici11at<1 i1 the . er vice 110,v l rt 11r llrge ) ..Oll to l>e ,villi11g: to 1nalce a r e. po1. e to -xod. A , er vie tloe. 1 ot e11d ,vith the be11ec1i ·tio11 b11t ,vit h , vl1at happe11. i 11 )'011r life. "\'\ c 11111 "' t 11ot 01 l)T li te11 to ,v l1at God l1as to . a,· , ,ve 1n11 ·t a l o do ,vhat I l e tel l. ""11: to do. That 111ea11 . . 0111 e– t hi11a 111or e t ha11 a pa . i11g d e. ire to be better, or a ha. ty deei. io11 to im1)r 0\ 1 e. " Te 1n11: t l)e .. riOll.~ about t l1e thi11g·s ( 1 hr i: t ha. a icl to 11. i11 t he ho11r of i11. p iration, a11c1 111alce then1 a par t of tl1e . nl)– ·ta1 ce of li fe. God l1a. ,var11ecl tl · to be doer of t he "\Vor d, A1 d not l1earer . 0111) 1 • ~ o please do n ot do t he p ychologically da11g·e rou tl1ing of al,,·aJT · 11al{i11g· r e olve a1 d never carry ing t l1en1 t h rou o·h . The ho11 r of deci. io1 . ho11lc1 a lway. lead to the l1011r of a ·tio1 . Thi. exhortatio1 to n1al,e a r e– . po1 e to God ap1) l ie: of ·our ·e to the 11on - hri. t ian , too . Let me av m y clo. i11 a ,vor d. to yOll . Y () ll ha,·e f Ollll d j 'Oll r \Va) 1 i11to the II ot1 e of f}od dot1btl r ·-. l .v l)ecat1. e yo11 l, 1 0,v t hat ]ife i n1or e t ha11 breacl a11cl c ir ·11 ·e.~ . Y ol1 . 11 e on1el10,v t h at yo11 a r e n1i ·si110· 011t 011 the gr a1 de11r for ,vhi h yot1,ver e fa hioned. Y Oll lc11o"v t hat be– h i11d t he ,,i ·ihle ,,~or ld t her e i · so1netl1i11g 111or e : .· 0111etl1i110· 1nor e ,vo1 der ful , 1nor e val11able, morE> 1 ece: ar,· 111ore per111a11e11t 1r1ore • ,·ital t ha11 a1 ything ) 1 0tt l1a, 1 e e,'e r k110,, 1 11. J>erha1), yo11 ' , ,e r ealizec1 i11 so111e 111ea. lt r e ho,v l)li11d a11cl eartl1bot111d yot1',,e bee11 to spe11cl '"011 r en er (J'ie. tax , ,01 r l)r ai11 an cl • '( ,..., ' J s<1ua11cler ~ 1 ot1r talc11ts 01 that ,,·11 ich i: 111er e))' I)l1en1er a l e:– Jleciall}r ,,·hen yo11 ha·vC' l)ee1 i11 - vitecl to par tic: i1>atc 1 111 t hr t i1nel C' . · life of (}ocl thr ot1gl1 (( hrist. 1\11gel.· n1t1~t 111ar,·rl t l1at 1t1c 1 11 c·o111 e RO :lo,,·Jy to r c•al c·o11c·c> r11 a hol tt t l1c • • • fJllT' J>Ost• of lifr an(l it . (lPst111at to11. \11 this 1>r roc·c·ll J)atio11 ,,·i th st11ff a11cl t hi11gs- cloes11 ' t it 111alce yott s ic·k at 1 i111rs ! ..\ 11cl if ) ' <>t t lost it all, \VC>l1 lcl yo,1 ha\'(' lost ) ' Ott r (Joel ? }>pr}Jaf)h it ,,·0111<1 l)c-' ,vPll to rr– n1i11cJ ou1·~Plv<·~ tocla,· of ,vhat thP • l{il,lc> ha~ IH-'() )) ~a)ri11g f 01' tl101t - ~a11cls of vra1·~ in rpg·,tr<l lo th e tl1i11gs th,;1 ",O c•11t l1i-,-tll a11cl clon1- j 11,t t .-· 11 l'\. ' ' 'r 11 P) • ,v i Il 1 >Pris 1 . ' ' Y <-' s. t}i(l~r \\'j(} J)fll'is Ji , })\11 110\\' f'inis}l tht· ~t·11tP11<'P : · • l~ut ' l' l1ou , ( :u<l, r<·- 1uaint>st ." (;ocl alJiclt1:,,.. ! \\p ha<l IJi•tt P J' }J(• J>l't 1 ()('('lll>l P( } \\ 1 it}1 ]J itll tht•11 01· \\'<• shaJl fin<I that , ha,·iug ti P< I ou1·sc•lvt>s to tit<' JJ<·ris lii11g thi11gs of lif.., \\'P s lia11 ouP tla.v JH 1 l' – i~h, 1 Oh. J 1 <1 I run ize u II r J.l d uert isel'S THE BIBLE BOX THE PATMOS VISI ON (Rev. 1 :9-17b) Th e1 t>at1110:-; , 1 isio1 ! ,John x– l)eri e11ee(l it 1))' t 1 r g·r ac·c o f (1 ocl to t he glor y of Cto(l . T he cl e:– I)er ate 11ecd of t he 1 h11r cl1 of .J e. ti s '(hrist toclay i : jl1st a , ,i: io1 . :\ l ay t he (~ od of all g·r a ·e g· ran t 11. our 11 eecl i11 t h e.~e cla)·· for J e~ 11. alee. THE EXALTJ~D 1 IIJ{l . 'T- V. :·. 9-13 J 01111, t ttr11ing· to . ee the 0 11 e ,vl10 hacl 1)01{ n ,vith him . a,,. lil{e 1111to t }1e • 0 11 of 1na11. ' Ile sa ,v t h 011e upon \\ 1 ho e br a. t l1e h ad pillo,Yed h i heacl, .J 01111 13 :2:-. But he . a,,, n1or e t h a11 t l1at. Ile . a,v ' li)ce' ' 111 to t he 1. i 011 of n1a11. II e sa,v t he (,, l1rist of the ' l' ran, - fig·11r atio1 Ile sa,v t l1e ~ '1011 of 1na11 glorifi d a11(l xal1eel. · , v herefor 1 o(l a l o l1a t l1 l1igl1ly exal tecl l l in1 a11cl o·i,re n hi1n a 11a1ne ,vh icl1 i: above 0 e, re r v 11an1r l)h i i. 2 :9. I t ,va: tht1. that fJ oh11 sa,v ,J e ·11. Oltr J.1or cl. TlIJiJ ETERi\AL ILRI ~ T- V. .·. ] -4:-16 There is a ,v alth of Bil)li tal trut l1 to s11 p1)or t t l1e fart a11cl t lie r eason fo r ott r ].;or cl ': exa 1- THE CHRISTIAN LIFE SERIES SUNDAY SCHOOL LITERATURE (J 11 t. n i f O l' In . ~ . J J e SOns ) I ,vo11ld ]il{e FREE inforn1ation cl1ec1<ec1 belo,,,: --Bcgi1111er. Dept. -- P rin1ary Dept. --J L111ior Dept. --T11term diate I)ept. -- .. e11ior 1 cpt. ,r 01111g I) ople's Dept . --AcltLlt 1) J)t. tlJ)i. a11d Pastor --l• 1 l tl 1111 e 1 gr ap11 (Jos pel 11 era l(l \V elc ly UNION GOSPEL PRESS Box 6059, Cleveland 1, Ohio tatj o11. 1>r r l1a1 : tl1r 1110.· t i1111)or – tan t of t he. e is 11 is <·orq tla lit.\' \\' ith the E clther-C1oc1, .Johr1 1() ::~(), l , ' 'rt · ' l a11cl 111\r .}1..,at 1er arci Oll e. 118 • t r t1th is verv elearl,.r cleli11eatecl iu .. . Rev. 1 :1-1:a-l>, I l i: heacl a11cl ll is hairs ,,,er e ,vhi t e l ilce ,vool ' , <·0111- par ccl ,vitl1 Da11 . 7 :9, ' 'I'he \.11 - cient of clays clicl sit .... a11cl the hair of Ili: h ead l il<r the J)11re ,vool . ' Thu: ,ve lear11 ot1r Lor (l '"as a1cl eter11allv is ' t l1e .r\ 11 c ie11t ~ of days. ' } I is, therefor e, thf 1 ~Jte r11al ( 1 hri: t. 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